Is it possible to marble walls using the ordinary gloss or emulsio
paints to be found in hardware stores? All the information I hav uncovered so far requires artists' oils which would be prohibitivel expensive for the size of my living room
-- Simon Hartley
I cannot see any reason why this is not a feasability. Rag-rolling and the use of a feather need practise. Where to get feathers is something which defeats me, perhaps your local (real) butcher can help. Certainly, you will need to refine your technique before working on your walls, the bottoms of the fruit/veg boxes the supermarkets leave for packing are useful if you give them a basecoat of emulsion. I think that silk/satin finish paints will give the most realistic effects.
John Schmitt
Acrylic paints can also be used for creating marble effects.
-- Sir Benjamin middlethwaite
Yes, it is possible, in fact, it's probably easier with "ordinary" paint than with artist's paints.
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Simon Hartley
-- Simon Hartley
Marbling is/was a highly skilled job involving glazes and all kinds of optical illusions you probably need to go to art school to learn. Paint Magic by Jocasta Innes will show you how to produce novelty makeover finishes, but proper graining and marbling is something else.
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